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2016 Postmortem

NCTraveler

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16. I love to agree with you, not sure I can on this one.

Reply to hill2016 (Original post)

Mon May 16, 2016, 03:01 PM

May 2016

Like the military, I think all options should be left on the table for politics.

Dammit. Did I just say that. lol

Then again, I have also been known to support riots.

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Violence is NOT an acceptable part of the political discourse. Can we at least agree on this? [View all] hill2016 May 2016 OP

I'd agree that it's to be avoided. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #1

And no men hitting women either. NWCorona May 2016 #2

How about grabbing a woman by the hair and smacking her around at 3:30 in the morning? cherokeeprogressive May 2016 #3

It's NOT OK and he should be in Jail! fun n serious May 2016 #6

Don't Forget pmorlan1 May 2016 #4

As a general rule, but there are exceptions. Remember what Kennedy said One Black Sheep May 2016 #5

Sanders lost fun n serious May 2016 #7

My post was in response to whether violence is ever acceptable as part of a political One Black Sheep May 2016 #10

Do you think it was only about an election timmymoff May 2016 #17

The point of this country is the consent of the governed. lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #13

Violence should not be acceptable anywhere. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #8

Not enough pacifists out there. I am not one but the more around the better. NCTraveler May 2016 #18

I blame the Marine Corps for my pacifism. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #19

Also no vote rigging. hellofromreddit May 2016 #9

But slapping women in the face is ok and joke-worthy Prism May 2016 #11

I have yet to see any documentation of chair throwing. grasswire May 2016 #12

These sort of accusations come from tweets AgingAmerican May 2016 #14

AH!!! grasswire May 2016 #15

I love to agree with you, not sure I can on this one. NCTraveler May 2016 #16